Morning Jolt: Beard study shows women like heavy stubble

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May 3, 2013 at 7:08 AM

A study conducted in Australia finds that women find men most attractive when they have heavy stubble (about 10 days’ growth). The study - published in the journal Evolution & Human Behavior - had 351 women and 177 heterosexual men rate the attractiveness of men based on their facial hair. Each man in the photos the participants were shown were seen clean-shaven, with light stubble (five days’ growth), with heavy stubble and with a full beard. The majority of women found the heavy stubble face the most attractive. The male participants rated heavy stubble and full beards the most attractive.

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A study conducted in Australia finds that women find men most attractive when they have heavy stubble (about 10 days’ growth). The study - published in the journal Evolution & Human Behavior - had 351 women and 177 heterosexual men rate the attractiveness of men based on their facial hair. Each man in the photos the participants were shown were seen clean-shaven, with light stubble (five days’ growth), with heavy stubble and with a full beard. The majority of women found the heavy stubble face the most attractive. The male participants rated heavy stubble and full beards the most attractive.

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